The Attleboro Arts Museum’s Bonneville Dougher Art Lovers Book Club launched in January 2010. Museum member Vic Bonneville proposed “an artful book club” idea and the program began on a trial basis.
After the success of the first meeting, it was clear that the club should carry on.
Through the years the club has met over 50 times and welcomed close to 2,000 curious minds to its public meetings. From the wildlife art of John James Audubon to the cubist masterworks of Pablo Picasso, participants have explored a broad range of artists and art movements.
In 2024 the program’s name expanded. The Bonneville Dougher Art Lovers Book Club title honors Vic Bonneville and Margaret Dougher, both instrumental in the book club’s impact and longevity.
The Bonneville Dougher Art Lovers Book Club meets in either the Museum’s Ottmar Gallery, in its art studios, or via Zoom. It differentiates itself by including an “artful” guest speaker, author, or film at every meeting.
Free and open to all.
NEXT MEETING
The Rembrandt Heist* by Anthony M. Amore
A true crime tale of unbelievable friendship, loyalty, criminal genius, and a staggeringly audacious plot to steal one of the world’s most valuable paintings—and return it.
Guest Speaker: Anthony M. Amore, author and director of security and chief investigator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. The author returns to the Attleboro Arts Museum after a popular presentation in 2013.
Anthony M. Amore
Date: Saturday, October 18th from 1pm – 3pm (Book Club regulars – please note this change from our standard meeting time). Attleboro Arts Museum’s Ottmar Gallery.
Free and open to all. Reservations are appreciated by October 17th, 2025. Email: office@attleboroartsmuseum.org or call 508-222-2644 x10.
* The release date for The Rembrandt Heist is November 4th, 2025. Guests are encouraged to hear from the author on October 18th and plan to read the book just a few short weeks later. Learn how to pre-order: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Rembrandt-Heist/Anthony-M-Amore/9781639369959
In the meantime, if you can’t get enough of the art crime genre, organizers suggest The Art Thief by Michael Finkel: https://www.michaelfinkel.com/books/the-art-thief/
The Rembrandt Heist* by Anthony M. Amore
A true crime tale of unbelievable friendship, loyalty, criminal genius, and a staggeringly audacious plot to steal one of the world’s most valuable paintings—and return it.
Guest Speaker: Anthony M. Amore, author and director of security and chief investigator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. The author returns to the Attleboro Arts Museum after a popular presentation in 2013.
Date: Saturday, October 18th from 1pm – 3pm (Book Club regulars – please note this change from our standard meeting time). Attleboro Arts Museum’s Ottmar Gallery.
Free and open to all. Reservations are appreciated by October 17th, 2025. Email: office@attleboroartsmuseum.org or call 508-222-2644 x10.
The release date for The Rembrandt Heist is November 4th, 2025. Guests are encouraged to hear from the author on October 18th and plan to read the book just a few short weeks later. Learn how to pre-order: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Rembrandt-Heist/Anthony-M-Amore/9781639369959In the meantime, if you can’t get enough of the art crime genre, organizers suggest The Art Thief by Michael Finkel: https://www.michaelfinkel.com/books/the-art-thief/